![]() ![]() And actually, the question of, “Who was involved in the plot to kill Kennedy?” went on for years and years. So this was just something that took over our minds and our thoughts for days and days. But that weekend is just burned in my memory.Īnd I remember that was on a Friday, so on Sunday as we were having church – and we were on television at that time – I found out that our television broadcast had been interrupted because of the killing of Lee Harvey Oswald. And they already had the person who had shot him, Lee Harvey Oswald, but there was all sorts of speculation about who may have been involved in a plot to kill Kennedy. Back in those days there were only three major channels and all three of them gave wall to wall coverage to this assassination attempt for Kennedy. And then suddenly we realized he was serious, and so we all scattered and went to our radios and our TVs. And I went into the cafeteria and I was in the cafeteria line when this fellow came up and he said to us, “Kennedy has been shot in Dallas.” And at first we didn’t really believe it and there were even a couple of people who cracked some jokes because they didn’t believe it. ![]() It was about one o’clock in the afternoon and I had been accompanying the Belhaven concert choir in their noon rehearsal and I remember we did a version of Psalm 84 – “How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place,” by Brahams from his requiem. I remember every November 22 – November 22, 1963. So I thought, “Well that’s what I would like to share with you all tonight,” as I talk about “The Plot to Kill Lazarus.” But as I was reading my personal devotions not over two weeks ago, I read this passage that we are going to be talking about tonight and it really moved my heart when I realized the implications of it. Now I’m sort of interrupting the Christmas theme because you’ve had excellent sermons so far about Christmas and you will have more. ![]() So I love this pulpit and I count it a privilege and an honor to be here tonight to preach to you. Strain whose sermons have been touching our hearts and sermons of other brother pastors here. Bruce, for instance, the very famous British New Testament scholar preached from this pulpit and others a whole litany I could give you of those scholars. And then, there were other ministers who were here, some scholars – F.F. Duncan for seventeen years, and what wonderful sermons I heard from him. And what a difference he made to the men especially of our church, but to the state as a whole through preaching to men. ![]() Baird was here more than fourteen years as well. Bruce Wideman, who preached heartwarming sermons, for sure. And in the evenings, we had Bruce Wideman, Dr. I was here about seven years under his ministry and then we had Don Patterson for fourteen years wonderful sermons there. And I love it because I’ve heard so many sermons that have meant so much to me from this pulpit, starting with Dr. I was so glad when we rebuilt the church that we retained the pulpit that was over there. So thank you all for you all’s ministry to us tonight. I also always appreciate our string players too, who are often with us. We are so blessed to have our own brass, our in-house brass group, and Jamie Peipon has done a wonderful job and these are fine musicians. Well I don’t want to pass up the opportunity to recognize and express appreciation to our musicians for tonight. ![]()
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